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Yasmine Seale
Home
About
Books
The Annotated Arabian Nights
Agitated Air
Something Evergreen Called Life
Aladdin
Writing
Translating
Talks
Selected talks & readings
The Genius of Others:
a series of readings, performances and film screenings organised by Anne Waldman
Giorno Poetry Systems
, New York, October 2023
A performance of four Arab poets in translation: Golan Haji, Kadhim Jihad Hassan, Yasmine Seale & Habib Tengour
Maison de la Poésie
, Paris, July 2023
Let It Be Too Much: a talk on translating the poems of Al-Khansa
International Network for the Study of the Lyric
, June 2022
An online reading and conversation with Robin Moger and Marina Warner
Warburg Institute
, April 2022
A reading of new and old work in Pittsburgh
City of Asylum
, April 2022
Various readings and conversations on poetry and translation
Lahore Literary Festival
, March 2022
A conversation on the 1001 Nights with Izzy Finkel
Kiraathane Edebiyat Evi
, Istanbul, March 2022
DAY = NIGHT: a reading and conversation with Ayşegül Savaş
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
, Paris, March 2022
A reading and conversation with Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo
University of York
, March 2022
A conversation with Daniel Medin about the 1001 Nights
American University of Paris
, February 2022
A conversation with S. A. Chakraborty, Paulo Lemos Horta, Elias Muhanna on reading the 1001 Nights
LIVE from NYPL
, January 2022
The Pillow Talk and Its Outcome: a talk for the Comparative Literature Luncheon
Penn State
, November 2021
A discussion on the work of Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Bonniers Konsthall
, Stockholm, October 2021
The Cosmic Library: a podcast on books of the night hosted by Adam Colman
Lithub
, October 2021
Music to Stir the Soul: a discussion on the multilingual love songs of Al-Andalus
British Museum
, August 2021
A week-long workshop of poetry and translation
Tamaas
, July 2021
A reading at an online poetry festival organised by Jonathan Catherall
Tentacular Magazine
, May 2021
A reading at the book launch for
We Wrote in Symbols
, ed. Selma Dabbagh
Arab British Centre
, April 2021
A recorded conversation with the artist Emily Jacir
Alchemy Fim & Arts
, April 2021
1001 Dreams: a conversation with Marcia Lynx Qualey and Ursula Lindsey
Bulaq podcast
,
December 2020
Wild Irreverence: a conversation about Arabic translation with Veronica Esposito
World Literature Today
, August 2020
The Global Influence of the 1001 Nights: a webinar with Marina Warner and Richard van Leeuwen
The Bookseller
, July 2020
A talk for the BEAUTY & GOODNESS symposium organised by Victoria Holbrook
Istanbul
, July 2020
Her Own Devices: Language & Craft in the 1001 Nights
SOAS
, December 2019
The Poetics of the Tale: a workshop with Robert Irwin, organised by Marina Warner & Wen-chin Ouyang
SOAS
, December 2019
Rethinking Translation: a seminar organised by Sandra Naddaff & Stephanie Sandler
Harvard
, November 2019
A lecture on the 1001 Nights organised by Ayesha Ramachandran & Shawkat Toorawa
Yale
, November 2019
A conversation on
Aladdin
with Clare Conville
Curious Arts Festival
, Summer 2019
Hard to Get: a reading with Sophie Collins, Holly Pester, Mira Mattar, organised by Grace Linden & Gazelle Mba
Mayday Rooms
, February 2019
Unreckoned Things: a workshop & reading with Robin Moger, organised by Marina Warner & Wen-chin Ouyang
SOAS
, October 2018